PATTI BRADY
artist-author-instructor
Patti Brady is the Working Artist Program Director for Golden Artist Colors. She has developed curriculum for acrylic classes for artists and art educators. Patti currently has trained and manages 42 national and international artists for the Golden Working Artist Program in the US. Canada, Korea, France, Austria, Spain, Mexico and the Netherlands. 2004 and 2006 she traveled to Japan for Golden Artist Colors to lecture at Universities in Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto.
Her paintings and prints have been exhibited nationally and reviewed by the New York Times. She has exhibited at the Brand Library, Glendale, CA., Arch Gallery, Chicago, IL, Mills College, Oakland and U.C. Berkeley CA., Greenville Museum, Lander College and University of South Carolina. Furman University and the Governor’s School.

LAURA K. AIKEN
mosaic artist - instructor
Laura's artwork includes custom mosaic installations for commercial and residential spaces, fused glass accent tiles and custom signage. Laura also offer's workshops that introduce basic glass fusing and modern mosaic art.
This "Self Portrait" mosaic was created with a glass material called Mexican Smalti. Each glass tile has been nipped with mosaic wheeled nippers and strategically placed to create an abstract portrait of Aiken. This project was created using the values instead natural colors to make up the piece.

"self portrait"copyright 2008 laura k aiken